Taraneh hemami biography
Born and raised in Tehran, Iran, and living and working in San Francisco, Hemami engages in diverse strategies to examine the careful crafting of images as.
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Taraneh Hemami facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Taraneh Hemami | |
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| ترانه همامی | |
| Born | 1960 (age 64–65) Tehran, Imperial State of Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian, American |
| Education | University of Oregon California College of the Arts |
| Occupation | Visual artist, curator, educator |
| Known for | multidisciplinary projects addressing Iranian diaspora |
Taraneh Hemami (Persian: ترانه همامی) (born 1960, in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-born American visual artist, curator, and arts educator based in San Francisco.
Her works explore the complex cultural politics of exile through personal and collective, multidisciplinary projects often through site specific installation art or participatory engagement projects.
Biography
Born in Tehran, she moved to the United States in 1978 to attend college, right before the Iranian Revolution.
In 1982, Hemami received her BFA degree in Painting and Drawing from University of Oregon, Eugene, and in 1991 her MFA degree in Painting from C